RobRainford
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when i started climbing i didnt have much of a clue about stuff so i was climbing on blaze with a 13mm split tail, it worked, but was rather quick!
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oh dear. disregard my post, i was half asleep and hardly remeber that!
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To the batcave!
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It's got no leaves on it. Must be knackered. Fell it! I would think some type of poplar. But could it be a type of birch? Would only think that because of what's there. But they seem too fluffy to be birch.
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As long as the diameter is the same, 13mm, it will work.
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This is still open. Starting tomorrow. Pay rate negotiable! This will be good work for possibly two weeks. All of this week certain. Call Paul hurst on 07831 269128 Thanks
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It would imagist the chute end for sure. But that comes out pretty easily. Tried chipping without the chute on the end. Just rained chip. Would be good if you needed it for mulch. Leaves it in a nice layer Did another day with it. Solid chipping pretty much from 10-2. Used a full tank of fuel and then a little bit more. The blades are just losing their new edge. Still chips well but seems to take more effort to get stuff to chip.
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We used it today. All day. It stopped unexpectedly. Couldn't figure out what it was. It was out of fuel! Did blooming well today. Really happy with it. About 8 hours on site and it was running for about 7 altogether. Constant chipping. Had it behind an 18 ton trailer this afternoon. The morning we could chip onto some wasteland and let it spread around nicely!
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Yeah managed to get her going in the end. The stop button was the culprit! Didn't realise it had so much of a step out. It was the travelling home that made me more tired!
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Cool. I'll let him know. He might just be able to! You getting one ad?
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Where did you do the gob cut? What an experience! What was it like cutting flesh? I can't even imagine it'
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I could call it Tom because it's only good for up to 4"! Hahaha
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I'll be having a White one with one of those cool new covers they designed for it. I know a guy who bought one last week. Seemed a bit shot down when I said there's a second one out in a few weeks for the same price!
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Here it is what should I name it?
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I have a contact who gives me work now and again who is after a guy for all this upcoming week commencing the 7th. I'm after a hardworking and reliable guy for help on a site clearance. This could mean a second week of work too. Although this would be confirmed during the week. You need to have your own kit and tickets Please PM me for details. I will pass the details on to my contact when you send me yours. Thanks
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Yeah I pull them out then cut them. Then try and shove it all back in. I struggle to get rope to attach to the fid properly. It's a treeworker one. Any special technique?
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Wow a free landrover with the purchase of a very expensive winch bumper!
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So how big is yours then? !! Come on and joine the ivy league
RobRainford replied to bats-n-trees's topic in Ecology
i am interested in bats, in my quest to become a prospersous arb, iw ant to arm myself with all the knowledge i can gain, it will only help me in the future. bats are as mysterious as they are fascinating, there seems to be little knowledge circulating about them, only that blah blah bats mean no work blah. ive got a bit of a query, what happens if you sever ivy at the base of a tree and just leave it to die off, also if you strip it all, can that be classed as destroying a potential bat roost even if there were none in the area? this is a hypothetical situation btw! -
im still yet to master a 16 strand, i took one more pair of cover strands out then they all frayed where they were cut and i couldnt get them back in inside! really tried and couldnt manage! however i seem to find double braid splices on ropes such as doubble esterlon a breeze! ones like poison ivy get a bit stiff! got some blaze ill have a go of too when i get more time.
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yet again im after a climber, although this would be a second one. fair sized job pollarding 29 plane trees and removing another, all over a car park. Dates for this saturday and sunday, car park is closed then. even if you can give me 1 day, that would be fine. Please PM or email me [email protected]. i am currently on holiday so wont answer any calls but will get on the PC from time to time and answer messages or posts here.
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few pictures from a massive leylandii hedge i had to reduce, had been topped a long time ago so everything in the middle was dead. NIGHTMARE!
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had a fellow come over to me and kev on saturday, 'would you be prepared, for a high fee, to come and cut down my neighbours leylandii' it had already been established it was nowhere near a boundary and in a back garden, i referred him to kiv who said a rather confident no!
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all my saws are stihl, so i always buy stihl branded stuff, even chains, i would rather spend the extra on stihl, as i find they last better. axes i would go for gransfors, best out there. We do have a stihl splitting maul which does a good job too. PPE i tend to buy the grippy rubber gloves, been using powergrab thermo from towa since november, had 2 pairs in that time, do well and keep your hands warm! maybe you could find another shop which sells related gear and have a chat with them? see what they have and the demand?
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if you can, get the mesh sides made by ifor, then bolt some ply to them to stop chip going through, easily removable piece by piece then, i have a 12ft ifor which i have mesh sides on and a high back ramp, it will fit loads of chip or logs or anything in, plus if access is tricky you can remove a panel, chip against any other panel, then when you need to move, put the panel back on. nice and simple
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haha that was awsome. imagine if that was on the telly too
